Oscoda County
Conservation District’s
Annual Election of Board Members &
2015 Spring Tree Sale
May 9, 2015
Tree Sale Order Deadline April 15, 2015
Oscoda County Conservation District
(989) 826 – 8824 or (989) 884-1354
PO Box 820, Mio, MI 48647
Office hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 -2:00 ~ 201 S. Morenci, Mio
(Back office of Chamber of Commerce)
Conservation District Forester, Lora Freer
Please call to schedule an appointment (989) 808-2238
[email protected]
Join us on our Webpage at: www.oscodacd.org
“The Grow Show”
& Spring Tree Sale
Saturday ~ May 9th ~ 9:00 – 4:00
At the Lovely Oscoda County Fairgrounds
DOOR PRIZES ~ FREE ADMISSION ~ VENDORS ~ DEMONSTRATIONS ITEMS FOR SALE
A large selection of reference and children’s books!
“Timber Ghost Gardens Daylilies”
Seedlings ~ Transplants ~ Shrubs ~ Hostas ~ Rhubarb ~ Raspberries ~ Fruit Trees ~ Perennial Plants
Hanging Baskets ~ Lawn ~ Garden ~ Landscaping ~ Craft Items
Sponsored By
The Oscoda County Conservation District
Chamber of Commerce for Oscoda County
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
(If you need an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Mieka Rueger at (989) 345-5470
or by email [email protected] by April 18, 2015.)
Coniferous Trees
Seedlings & Transplants
THE PINES
THE SPRUCES
RED PINE: Fast growing on sunny sandy sites.
Valuable for timber, reforestation, windbreaks and
wildlife habitat. Plantations are first thinned at 30
years. Shade intolerant.
BLUE SPRUCE: Drought resistant once established.
Beautiful ornamental and Christmas tree. Excellent
for windbreaks, soil stabilization and wildlife cover.
Size
Red Pine
4-8”
5 10 25
50 100 250 500 1000
Price $4 $7 $14 $23 $39 $77 $116 $200
WHITE PINE: Slow growing until well established,
then can grow one to two feet a year. Prefers
moderate shade when young. Used for timber and
wildlife habitat.
Size
Blue Spruce Seedlings
5-10”
5 10 25
50 100 250 500 1000
Price $4 $7 $14 $23 $39 $77 $116 $200
9-15” Blue Spruce Transplants
9-15”
Price
1
$3
5
$10
10
$18
25
$40
50
$68
100
$115
Size
White Pine
4-8”
5 10 25
50 100 250 500 1000
Price $4 $7 $14 $23 $39 $77 $116 $200
WHITE SPRUCE: Full to partial sun, sandy to moist
soils, moderate growth. Excellent for wildlife cover,
windbreaks, and visual screening. Tree has limited
timber value due to excessive branching.
JACK PINE: Very fast growing. Likes full sun and
dry conditions. Excellent choice for wildlife cover,
windbreaks and timber production on the poorest
sites.
5-10”
Price
5
$4
9-15”
Price
1
5
10
$3 $10 $18
Size
5 10 25
50 100 250 500 1000
Price $4 $7 $14 $23 $39 $77 $116 $200
Balsam Fir 12-18”
Balsam Fir: Balsam fir is the most cold-hardy and
aromatic of all firs. It normally grows to a height of 60 feet.
The tree is one of America's most popular Christmas trees.
This tree is a major food source for many mammals and
birds. The soils on which balsam fir grows range from silt
loams developed from lake deposits to stony loams derived
from glacial till. Fir will grow, but comparatively slowly, on
gravelly sands and in peat bogs.
Balsam Fir
1
5
10
25
$10 $41 $71 $120
50
$180
White Spruce
10
$7
25
$14
5 0
$23
100
$39
250
$77
5 0 0
$116
1000
$200
9-15” White Spruce Transplants
Jack Pine
5-10”
Size
12-18”
Price
Size
100
$325
Day of Sale Special
2 Foot +
Norway & Blue Spruce Transplants
25
$40
50
$68
100
$115
NORWAY SPRUCE: A fast growing, moderately
shade tolerant tree that prefers moist fertile soils.
Graceful drooping branches with large cones. Used
for windbreaks, wildlife habitat and as ornamentals.
Size
Norway Spruce Seedlings
5-10”
5 10 25
50 100 250 500 1000
Price $4 $7 $14 $23 $39 $77 $116 $200
9-15” Norway Spruce Transplants
9-15” 1
5
10
Price $3 $10 $18
25
$40
50
$68
100
$115
Black Hill Spruce 18-24”: Similar to White Spruce
but darker in color and more dense compact growth.
Frequently the choice of Christmas tree growers.
Matures at 50 - 60’
18-24” Black Hill Spruce
2’+
1
5
10
Price $4 $18 $31
25
$68
50
$116
100
$194
Deciduous Trees & Shrubs
Seedlings & Rooted Cuttings
Hybrid Willows 3-4’: grows quickly, reaching 20 ft.
within 2 years and a mature height of 50 - 70 ft. It is
disease resistant and has few insect problems. Water
regularly during the first year to establish, it will live
about 25 years.
Size
2-3’
1
Price $2
5
$9
Hybrid Willow
10
25
50
$15
$33
$57
100
$99
Hybrid Poplar: Upright and very fast growing, often
+6’ per year, Total height 50-70’. Used for windbreaks,
erosion control and pulpwood.
Size
2-3’
1
Price $2
5
$9
Hybrid Popular
10
25
50
$15
$33
$57
100
$99
American Chestnut: (Castanea dentata) a large tree
native to eastern North America. Before the species
was devastated by the chestnut blight, it was one of
the most important trees through-out its range.
Although there are now few mature trees within its
natural range there are hundreds of large (2 to 5 ft
diameter) trees outside its range, in Northern Lower
Michigan.
Chestnuts are fast growing and require 2 trees
within 200 ft for pollination. They need sunshine and
moderately acid, well-drained sandy loam. Morning
sun is better than afternoon sun, which can cause
frost checking in winter (making an opening for the
blight fungus). Avoid known frost pockets, wet spots,
and limestone based or heavy clay soil.
We will be selling a limited quantity and do not
guarantee success of the tree. We feel they are worth
taking a risk because of their value for humans and
wildlife alike.
Size
1-2’
Tall
2 trees
$19
American Chestnut
4 trees
10 trees
$35
$78
Sugar Maple 3-4’: Sugar maple grows on sandy to
loamy soils, but it does best on well-drained loams. It
does not grow well on dry, shallow soils and is rarely,
found in swamps. Deer browsing. Shade tolerant.
Size
3-4’
Tall
2 trees
$14
3-4’ Sugar Maple
4 trees
10 trees
$24
$48
Black Chokeberry: a medium-size shrub with
clusters of white flowers in early summer, dark purple
fruits and wine red fall foliage. Full Sun to Part Shade
Size
1-2’
1
Price $3
5
$10
Black Chokeberry
10
25
50
$18
$40
$68
100
$115
Northern Bayberry Shrub: a dense-branching
deciduous shrub with a rounded habit which grows 610' tall. Narrow, leathery, glossy, grayish-green
leaves (to 4" long) are dotted with resin and aromatic
when crushed. Flowers followed by attractive clusters
of tiny, grayish-white fruits in late summer which
usually persist through the winter. The fruits are
covered with an aromatic, waxy substance which is
used to make bayberry candles, soaps and sealing
wax. Fruits are attractive to birds. Grow in average,
well-drained soil in full to part sun. Prefers moist,
peaty or sandy, acidic soils, but tolerates a wide range
of soils and growing conditions, including drought,
poor soils, wet soils, high winds and salt.
Size
1-2’
1
Price $4
5
$18
Bayberry
10
25
50
$31 $68
$116
100
$194
Silky Dogwood: a shrub that has a strongly multistemmed growth habit. The vigorous growth of Silky
Dogwood is optimized in moist sites, but it adapts
readily to dry soil. Silky Dogwood displays colorful
summer fruits which is its best asset for wildlife &
aesthetics. Shade intolerant
Size
2-3’
Price
5
$9
10
$15
Silky Dogwood
25
50
$32
$55
100
$92
Lilac:Are among the most carefree shrubs. Plant with
plenty of sunlight, good drainage, fertile soil and
annual pruning. Moist to dry sites.
Size
1-2’
Price
5
$15
10
$32
Lilac
25
50
$55
$92
100
$9
Forsythia: fast growing bushes are easy to raise.
Established plants require little or no care. Plant in full
sun to part shade and well drained soil. Water plants
during dry periods as needed. Fertilize plants once a
year in early spring. Use a high phosphorous fertilizer
to promote bright blooms.
Size
1-2’
Price
5
$9
10
$15
Forsythia
25
50
$32
$55
100
$92
Nannyberry Viburnum: a
large, upright, multi-stemmed,
shrub that grows10-18' tall and
6-12' wide, but with pruning
can be grown as a small, single
trunk tree 30' tall. Clusters of
white flowers appear in spring.
Blue-black, berry-like drupes
often persist into winter and are quite attractive to
birds and wildlife. Ovate, finely toothed, glossy dark
green leaves (to 4" long) are abruptly long-pointed.
Fall color ranges from drab greenish-yellow to
reddish-purple.
1-2’
1
Price $4
5
$18
Nannyberry Viburnum
10
25
50
$31 $68
$116
Cinnamon Fern: Brilliant green lacy fronds gracefully
arch outward in stately vase-shaped clumps. In early
summer narrow fronds emerge as vertical spikes of
cinnamon red brown in the center. Especially striking when
planted in groups. Prefers a moist shady site, but tolerates
more sun in cooler zones.
Cinnamon Fern
1 for $3.50 ~ 3 for $9.00 ~ 6 for 16.00
100
$194
Fruit Trees
Size for all fruit trees is 4 - 6 ft
Apple & Crabapple Trees
Apple trees require cross pollination, so choose at least 2 different kinds unless adding to an
established orchard. Crabapple and apple cross pollinate each other.
Gale Gala ~ Zestar ~ Jonamac ~ Whitney Crab
(1 tree)
$19
(2 trees) $36
Gale®
Gala:
This
sport
develops a 90-100% full red color
with deep red striping allowing
harvest in one or two pickings.
The finish is very clean. Fruit
size, firmness and eating quality
are equal to other Gala sports.
Zestar: A high quality early
season variety introduced by
the University of Minnesota.
The fruit is crisp and juicy,
has excellent dessert quality
and will keep in common
storage for six to eight weeks.
(3 trees)
$51
(4 trees)
and white blossoms in spring. Cold-hardy and heattolerant. Ripens in late August or early September.
Self-pollinating
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Pear Packets
Harrow Sweet: is an excellent late season pear. It is
known for its high quality fruit
and early production. It has
very good cold hardiness and
resistance to fire blight. The
fruit is yellow skinned with a
red blush and only a very
slight russetting. The flesh is
white, very sweet and juicy
and flavorful. It will keep well.
ZONE 4-8
Jonamac: A red blush
shades about two-thirds of
this desert quality apple. A
McIntosh type, fruit is firm,
crisp with good quality.
Ripens just ahead of
McIntosh, has good crops
and the tree can be quite
vigorous.
Whitney Crabapple: a small,
sweet, edible crabapple. This
tree produces a large harvest of
red, golf ball-size fruit that are
perfect for canning, preserving,
pickling and spicing. Flesh is
sweet, juicy and slightly yellow.
Also produces beautiful pink
$64
Blake's Pride: is a fire
blight resistant pear that
ripens about a week after
Bartlett. The fruit is
medium sized. Its yellow
fruit is aromatic and
excellentfor eating off the
tree and is also excellent
for jam, jelly and desserts.
Size
Harrow Sweet & Blake’s Pride Pear Packet
4-6’
Tall
Pkt #1- 2 trees
1 Harrow Sweet & 1 Blake’s Pride Pear
Pkt #2 - 4 trees
2 Harrow Sweet & 2 Blake’s Pride Pear
$39
$69
Montmorency Cherry: produces the United States
most popular sour
cherry. It is considered
the very best cherry for
making pies. This highly
prized cherry tree will
welcome spring with
brilliant, snow-white
flowers in spring
followed by a great
number of clusters of red
sour cherries in July.
The fruit is large sized with bright red skin. The flesh is
amber and the juice is clear. Because it’s self-fertile
only one tree is needed to produce armloads of
delicious, tangy cherries. The tree grows to 20' with a
similar spread. It is extremely winter hardy and heavy
bearing.
the middle of July. 'Boyne', is an attractive berry with a
delicious sweet, aromatic flavor, making it an excellent
choice for fresh eating, canning, freezing and
desserts. Sturdy uprights canes will not need trellising
to support the abundant fruit production. It consistently
produces deep-red, medium-sized berries. It will grow
where other varieties experience winter injury damage
to the canes. Grows successfully in Zones 3-6.
Size
4-6’
Tall
Canada Red Rhubarb: Naturally sweet, the sweetest
of all rhubarb varieties and the red color won't fade in
cooking. Produces long thick stalks that are rich red
inside and out. Perfect for preserves. Takes 2 years
before ready to harvest. Apply Winter mulch in late
Fall Plant divisions 3 - 4 inches below the soil surface.
Plant early Spring, do not harvest stalks 1st season.
Montmorency Tart Cherry Packet
Pkt #1- 1 trees – 1 Montmorency
$20
Cherry
Pkt #2 - 2 trees – 2 Montmorency
$38
Cherry
'Boyne' Raspberry: 'Boyne'
is an early-season variety
that is extremely winter
hardy. Fruits are medium
size and tremendously
flavorful when they open in
Horseradish: is perennial in hardiness zones 2–9.
After the first frost in the autumn kills the leaves, the
root is dug and divided. The main root is harvested
and one or more large offshoots of the main root are
replanted to produce next year's crop
Horseradish & Raspberries
2 plants
$7
5 plants
$15
Sells for $12.99 per root online.
2 plants
5 plants
Canada Red Rhubarb
$15
$31
Perennial Plants
Our Hosta, Heuchera and Echinacea perennial plugs are 31/4” – 41/4” tall x 2/1/4” wide. This is the largest plant
plug that is offered by our supplier. Success is greater with plant plugs than bare root plants.
Mix or Match Hosta, Huechera & Echinacea
1 for $6.50 ~ 3 for $18.00 5 for $28.00
Echinacea “Julia”
The bright, golden
orange blooms have a
sweet fragrance to
them. The sturdy,
compact habit, standing
16-18 inches tall forms a nice upright mound. A
profusion of bright, golden orange flowers are 4 inches
wide and held up on strong, well-branched stems from
midsummer through early fall! The beautiful flowers
are long-lasting, and as they age, they broaden up
and lighten to a more golden orange. Not only are the
flowers beautiful, the plant itself is an excellent grower
with lovely deep green foliage. 'Julia' is also very
drought tolerant once established.
Echinacea “Cleopatra”
In spring the 5 inch wide flowers are
glorious. This Coneflower was named
after a Mediterranean yellow buttefly of
the same name. It features fragrant,
single to semi-double flowers with lemon
yellow petals
surrounding an
orange cone. Long
blooming. Plant habit
is well-branched,
strong and bushy.
Heuchera “Midnight Rose”
Fabulous burnished black
leaves are spotted hot pink
in the spring, lightening in
summer to cream and pink
spots. Outstanding at close
range for outdoor living areas
and front entry foundation
planting. It is a exceptional
container plant for bold effect.
“Humpback Whale” GIANT Hosta Plug
(Online price for this hosta is $12.50)
1 for $6.50 ~ 3 for $18.00 ~ 5 for $28.00
This monster sports
monstrous heart-shaped,
blue-green corrugated
leaves. 'Humpback Whale'
will perform as a beautiful
specimen plant in your
shade garden but can also
be used for massing.
Grows 36" tall and up to
48" wide when mature.
Heuchera “Grape Expectations”
Add a splash to your
garden with this grape
colored coralbell.
Fuzzy leaves emerge
rich purple with black
veins in the spring,
then develop silver
markings as the
weather warms.
Unlike the typical
heuchera, Heuchera 'Grape Expectations'
grows into a dense, fairly upright clump about
12" tall and 24" across.
Gaillardia
(One size smaller plugs than the other plants)
1 for $3.50 ~ 3 for $9.00 ~ 6 for 16.00
Gaillardia
“Arizona Apricot”
An amazing early-blooming,
compact plant, Sun series
is an exquisite pastel blend
of apricot & yellow. Arizona
Apricot is hardy and freeflowering!
Plant it Forward
Oscoda County Park
Commemorative Tree Program
Remember
Celebrate
Honor
A loved one or an event with the donation of a
Commemorative Tree
To be planted in Oscoda County Park.
Commemorate a special person or event by donating a white pine or white spruce.
Your contribution will replace countless trees lost due to pest, disease and
declining age in the Oscoda County Park Campgrounds.
Your Living Tribute will be placed in the park where it is needed along
with an engraved 4" by 8" brick marker
For more information and a brochure go to our website: www.oscodacd.org
Or Call our Forester Lora Freer at 989-808-2238
Spring Tree Sale 2015 ~ May 9
th
Oscoda County Conservation District
PO Box 820 ~ Mio, MI 48647~ 989-826-8824 or 989-884-1354
Order Deadline April 15, 2015 ~ Make Checks Payable To: Oscoda CD
Oscoda CD does not guarantee survival of planting stock. Liability ceases upon distribution.
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All orders are subject to availability and may be substituted if item is out of stock with an equal product of same value.
Orders need to be picked up at the Oscoda County Fairgrounds on May 9, 2015 from 9-3:30.
Oscoda CD does not guarantee survival of planting stock. Liability ceases upon distribution.
NOTE: “It is unlawful for these trees, shrubs and other plants to be resold with the roots attached, in accordance with
the Insect Pest and Plant Disease Act, P.A. 189 of 1931, as amended.”